Scanning Outside & Paths to Guest Houses (🎞 Video)

The Matterport Pro and Pro2 3D Camera are designed for scanning inside. We strongly recommend switching to 360º Views when scanning outside.

A 360º View gives the same panorama imagery as a 3D Scan, but is not aligned to other scans. This means you can't click the circle on the ground to move to a new scan position. Also, 360º Views do not contribute to the Dollhouse or Floorplan View.

Sometimes you might want to have aligned outside scans. For example, a path to a detached garage, shed, guest house, or "mother-in-law" unit. You may even want to scan a playground or park. For example:

Scanning outside in 3D Scan mode ispossible but not supported. This is because the camera uses infrared light to capture 3D data. Even on a cloudy day, infrared light from the sun can lead to alignment issues and poor Dollhouse and Floorplan Views.